charred

Example Sentences

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Though the fire was eventually put out, large amounts of soggy, charred debris and hand sanitizer remained all around the warehouse, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times

Gwent Police were alerted to what was left of a fire at Wentwood Forest, near Newport, on Saturday 11 May and arrived to discover teeth, 343 small fragments of charred bone and spent bullets.

From BBC

Cal Fire will examine the Ventura County Fire Department’s response to a small wildfire that subsequently rekindled from the charred skeleton of a tractor — eventually growing into the destructive Mountain fire.

From Los Angeles Times

It was charred black in places and tasted faintly of leather, but the day had left him ravenous; juice rolled down his chin.

From Literature

Back at her property, the yard between her two houses is mostly intact, including a Hachiya persimmon tree, which in December was heavy with fruit, comforting lanterns in the charred landscape, signaling season.

From Los Angeles Times